Simplifying

[Gentle Lamb]

How do I live the simplest Christian life? What should be my daily focus?

 

[timothyu]

His will being done, not yours. It's covered in Jesus' second commandment

 

[tdidymas]

How do I live the simplest Christian life? What should be my daily focus?

"In all you do, do all to the glory of God" - 1 Cor. 10:31

 

[d taylor]

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You would live with only the essential parts of life to keep living and to devote all time outside of working to maintain a living in service to God. In Bible study and telling people how to receive God's free gift of Eternal Life. Avoiding conflict over worldly possessions.

 

[Gentle Lamb]

My mind keeps going back to this verse: Micah 6:8
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?


I'm trying to de-program myself from the "busy" Christianity that I've been trained to follow and trying to focus more on what the Gospel actually teaches. I'm trying to focus more on being like Mary sitting at the feet of Jesus. The "busy" sort of Christianity has left me tired, in more ways than one.

 

[timothyu]

The "busy" sort of Christianity has left me tired, in more ways than one.

Their purpose is often to have you focus on not the, but their church rather than the Kingdom.

 

[public hermit]

How do I live the simplest Christian life? What should be my daily focus?

Love of God and neighbor seems like an obvious approach, but what does that mean? Love always seeks the good. Love seeks to know what's good, do what is good, help what is good, enjoy what is good, share what is good, etc. Love seeks goodness. That, imo, is the simplest Christian life.

I think there are two kinds of goods we are meant to seek, which conform to love of God and love of neighbor.

1) There is the good that is given. This is everything God has created, and we are surrounded by the good that is given. It is our function to recognize it and live in relation to it in a way that is fitting.

2) There is the good that is needed from us. We get to participate in the good that is given by being good and doing whatever fits the good that is given.

In each moment, there is the good that is given and the good that is needed. The Christian life is to seek that good in each moment. Wherever your heart is....

 

[Gentle Lamb]

Their purpose is often to have you focus on not the, but their church rather than the Kingdom.

Wow, that makes so much sense. God delivered me from being overly focused on a single church ministry, that opened me up to see more ways that He is working things out in the Body of Christ.

 

[com7fy8]

I'm trying to de-program myself from the "busy" Christianity that I've been trained to follow and trying to focus more on what the Gospel actually teaches. I'm trying to focus more on being like Mary sitting at the feet of Jesus. The "busy" sort of Christianity has left me tired, in more ways than one.

"'Take My Yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.'" (Matthew 11:29)